U.S. v. DE LA PAZ-RENTAS

Nos. 08-1820, 08-1821, 09-1397, 09-1639.

613 F.3d 18 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Natanael DE LA PAZ-RENTAS, a/k/a Nato, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Victor Sanjurjo-Nunez, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Pedro Molina-Bonilla, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Waldemar Torres-Gonzalez, a/k/a Waldy, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided July 20, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anita Hill Adames, by appointment of the court, for appellant Pedro Molina-Bonilla.

Rafael Anglada-Lopez, by appointment of the court, for appellant Natanael De La Paz-Rentas.

Jorge Luis Gerena-Mendez, by appointment of the court, for appellant Victor Sanjurjo-Nunez.

Steven A. Feldman, by appointment of the court, with whom Feldman and Feldman was on brief for appellant Waldemar Torres-Gonzalez.

Waldemar Torres-Gonzalez on brief pro se.

Thomas F. Klumper, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rosa Emilia Rodriguez-Velez, United States Attorney, and Nelson Pérez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division, were on brief for appellee.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, BOUDIN and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

Before us are appeals by four defendants who were found guilty on firearms charges and, in one case, a drug charge, all of which stemmed from an undercover investigation into a weapons ring in Puerto Rico. The four defendants are Pedro Molina-Bonilla ("Molina"), Natanael De La Paz-Rentas ("De La Paz"), Victor Sanjurjo-Nuñez ("Sanjurjo"), and Waldemar Torres-González ("Torres"). Each defendant challenges his conviction on several grounds...

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